Adaptation of gut microbiota to corn physical structure and different types of dietary fibre

Livestock Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 149-152

  Castillo, M ^a   Martin Orue S M ^a   Anguita, M ^a   Perez J F ^a   Gasa, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fiber; Gastrointestinal microbiota; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247550362     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.129     Document Type: Article

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